And the nasdaq is indicated up by 66 points lets take a look at whats happening in the treasury market the other thing worth watching, wti, crude oil prices. Last i saw up another 7 to 31. 51, so seeing wti above 30 a barrel the tenyear note is yielding 0. 64 . Andrew thank you, becky. Hope everybody had a great weekend. We have an update as we do every morning these days on the pandemic lets give you the total numbers right now. Global cases have reached 4. 7 million with 1. 4 million right here in the United States. More than 90,000 people in the United States have now died from this virus changes are coming to our nations airports as well. The tsa reportedly preparing now to check passenger temperatures at about a dozen locations as soon as this week. Airlines have begun urging the government to take steps in an attempt to keep potentially sick people off planes and make travelers feel more comfortable flying again, which is going to be so crucial not only to everybodys health but t
Pres. Trump p nice to see you. Nice to see you. Thank you very much. Everytything good . Farmers doing good . Thank you, President Trump. Think you very much, all. We are here to announce dramatic action to support our nations open. S as we it is happening fast and with better numbers than anyone would have thought. I want to express our gratitude to the producers across the country who have kept our nation fed and nourish as we have battled the invisible enemy. It is an invisible enemy. It is tough, but we are going to win and we are going to win very big. We can never forget all the people who have been left behind that have died, for some reason that should have never happened. Should have never happened. You know that, i know that. And the e people that caused the problem, they know that too. Thats too bad. You remind us that the American Farmers, the backbone of our country, they are really a great friend of mine and i appreciate all the support and i know they appreciate our supp
And we are going to hear from all of our members who want to speak and then will be taking your questions. Our country is facing two major battles, the fight to make sure every american is protected from the virus and the fight to get the economy back on track. So Many Americans have a lot of anxiety right now and this back to work checklist is meant to provide so many who are going through i think what many are , im a business, when can i reopen . We have put together a checklist. These fights are on two different battlefields, health and economic. They must be fought simultaneously so that is why we are announcing these benchmarks to reopen the American Economy. We need a Regional Industry by industry multifaceted data driven approach. It will not be a onesizefitsall approach. Combine to be dynamic, Public Health, economic rescue, and plans for the future. All members of the caucus have worked so hard on this and i am grateful to everyone. Dealing with the coronavirus impacting our c
Bombshell from the department of justice. New documents revealed. Fbi discussed Michael Flynn to lie and get him fired. We have more coming up. Earning season rolling on this morning. After the bell tonight attention turns to amazon and apple. Markets this morning are higher. Take a look at future, indicating a gain at start of trading this morning in about 3 and a half hours. Dow industrials on track for best month since january, meanwhile major averages yesterday snapped 3month losing streak, best month since 1974. Shares of facebook are soaring, ad sales stabilizing, take a look at facebook shares. Eighteen dollars a share. Up nine and a third percent, 212 and change. Mornings with maria is live right now. Maria markets are higher this morning. You saw futures on wall street. In europe we are looking at markets searching for direction a bit. Ftse 100 is down but the cac quarante is up 17 and dax index higher by 24. Pandemic taking toll on euro zone economy. Contracting 3. 8 . The ec
If you have lost somebody to this virus or someone in your life is sick, or if you are one of the millions suffering economic hardship, please know you are in our prayers. Lees know that you are not alone, because now is the time for all of us to help where we can and be there for each other as neighbors, as coworkers, and as fellow citizens. Over the past weeks we have seen plenty of examples of the kind of courage, kindness and selflessness that we will need to get through one of the most difficult times in our history. Michelle and i have been amazed at the incredible bravery of our medical professionals who are putting their lives on the line to save others. The Public Servants and Health Officials battling this disease. The workers taking risks every day to keep our economy running. And everyone who is making their own sacrifice at home with their families, all for the greater good. If there is one thing we have learned as a country from moments of great crisis is that the spirit